Categories: dessert
Ingredients
- 1/4 C sugar + 1/3 C sugar
- 1 3/4 C all purpose flour
- 1/2 C shortening
- 1/3 C milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon double-acting baking powder
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel or 1/4 tsp real lemon
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 pints strawberries
- butter or margarine, softened
- 1 C heavy or whipping cream, whipped
Directions
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eheat oven to 450. Prepare shortcake: Grease 9-inch round cake pan. Into medium bowl, measure 1/4 cup sugar and next 7 ingredients. With mixer at medium speed, beat mixture until well combined and a soft dough forms. Pat the dough evenly into the prepared cake pan. Bake 15 minutes or until golden on top.
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Wash and hull strawberries, reserving a few for garnish. sprinkle the remainder with 1/3 C sugar; mash slightly.
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Invert the shortcake onto platter; with long, sharp knife, carefully split hot shortcake horizontally. Spread both cut surfaces evenly with softened butter or margarine.
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Onto bottom half, spoon half of strawberries; top with other cake half; spoon remaining strawberries over top.
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Spread the whipped cream over the mashed strawberries and then garnish with the reserved whole strawberries.